Research Article

Dietary n-3 PUFA May Attenuate Experimental Colitis

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Eicosanoid pathway in rats varying in their unsaturated fatty acid composition for 4 weeks followed by TNBS-induced colitis. (a) Colon cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression with a representative gel and (b) colon LTB4 production at day 2. 5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is used a positive anti-inflammatory control. Data from colitic rats were compared by 1-way ANOVA followed by Tukey posttests. means versus TNBS, means versus TNBS, and means versus n-3.
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